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...just happened so quickly nobody knew what was going on," says Perry. "This guy we were talking to saw at least 12 people jumping out of [the tower] because of the fires. He was standing next to a guy who got hit by shrapnel and was immediately killed." Workers tore off their shirts to make bandages and tourniquets for the wounded; others used bits of clothing as masks to help them breathe. Whole stretches of street were slick with blood, and up and down the avenues you could hear the screams of people plunging from the burning tower. People watched...
Beyond those planned events, it is the spontaneous eruptions of interest that are most gratifying to the freshman advocates at Appalachian. Jeffrey Grubbs, 18, a freshman from Charlotte, says that he rarely reads for pleasure but tore through this summer's assignment, savoring the rich evocation of 1940s Louisiana. "It's just drenched in setting," he marvels. One evening after the formal book discussion, he persuaded some visiting friends to give the book a try. As the school year begins, Appalachian has its freshmen on the same page--and spreading the word...
Last season, Palazzo was complemented by fellow junior Matt Leiszler, who actually entered camp this year as the team’s number one back. However, Leiszler tore his ACL practicing at home in Kansas this summer, putting an end to his football career. Leiszler’s injury adds doubt to a position thought to be a strength on this year’s team...
...crew. "Why not?" The minister led the lion up the driveway whereupon it dove into our four-wheel drive and started spinning around on the back seat. The minister grabbed a black sun hat and used it to encourage the lion out. It jumped at the hat and tore it to shreds. By this stage we were all getting very nervous. The lion ran into a thicket of bamboo and the minister shouted something at the lion handler who disappeared for a few moments before reappearing with, tucked under his arm in the manner of a surfboard, a dead, stuffed...
...squeeze began in January when President Jiang Zemin's propagandists tore a page from international football rule books and set up a "yellow card system." Publications must now gain permission from regional propaganda departments to cover seven forbidden topics, including the military, religion and the private lives of China's leaders. One violation means a yellow card. Two yellow cards means sacking editors; three, and the publication closes. It may sound childish, but the change is vast. In the recent past, newspapers have increasingly been publishing freely and risking the consequences. To enforce the new system, Beijing has let local...